Option to open vifm as a sidebar a lá NERDtree

[Pablo1107]

I don't know if it's possible in the current implementation. But as this plugin can be opened in the embedded terminal in Vim 8, can it be posible that the terminal launches in a split in the left side as if was a sidebar?

[xaizek]

It should be possible to add it as an option. Maybe more than one option, because neovim-vifm plugin has a variable for controlling width of the split.

[Pablo1107]

Nice, how can this be implemented?

[xaizek]

I would imagine that conditionally changing these :enew

vifm.vim/plugin/vifm.vim

Lines 95 to 97 in abf765c

	endfunction
	enew
	let buf = term_start(['/bin/sh', '-c',

vifm.vim/plugin/vifm.vim

Lines 124 to 126 in abf765c

	endfunction
	enew
	call termopen(g:vifm_exec . ' ' . g:vifm_exec_args . ' ' . ldir . ' ' . rdir

to :vnew like in neovim-vifm (here) would be a start. Also these lines (also two times):

buffer #
silent! bdelete! #

would need to close the window instead of switching to previous buffer.

[rbong]

This will be added by #22. You can open in a vertical split that's 40 columns wide with :vertical 40Vifm if g:vifm_embed_term is enabled or if you're using neovim.

[xaizek]

g:vifm_embed_split also needs to be enabled. And for opening on the left side regardless of Vim's options it should be:

:leftabove vertical 40Vifm

[xaizek]

Should work now as per comments above.